Offers suggestions for ways to motivate reluctant readers, assign reading autobiographies, and prepare students for the SAT. (AEA)

Argues that reading resource specialists can show content area teachers how to create an atmosphere of support, modeling and guiding students to become strategic readers who gain control of their own learning. (RS)

Discusses three ways to improve the remedial classroom environment: (1) provide a stress-free environment; (2) have students work towards fluency in a variety of materials; and (3) show students the advantages of cooperative learning and how to do it. (RS)